The Perak fire and rescue department said the blaze destroyed nearly 90% of the homes' structures. (Perak fire and rescue department pic)PETALING JAYA: Two sisters died after being trapped in a fire that destroyed two adjoining houses at Kampung Koh in Sitiawan, Perak, today.

Perak fire and rescue department director Sayani Saidon said his team received information about the incident at 9am. Personnel from the Sitiawan and Seri Manjung fire stations were deployed to the scene.

"Two girls aged 18 and 15 were trapped in their home. Both were confirmed dead," he was reported as saying by Utusan Malaysia.

The two-storey, semi-detached houses measuring 40ft by 70ft each were mostly destroyed by the blaze.